Tag Archives: Fantastic Four

This Should Be Collected #6: Karl Kesel’s Fantastic Four

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Thomas Mets

John Seavey of Mightygodking mentioned Karl Kesel as one of the things he loves about comics. A major reason for that is his excellent scattered work on Fantastic Four. He also wrote the first few issues of ‘Fantastic Four 2099′, the … Continue reading →

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Repetition and Reader Turnover

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

As part of the Infinite Spider-Man series, Thomas Mets considers the effects of reader turnout on the Comics Industry, especially in relation to the Illusion of Change, using comments by Peter David in a Spider-Man Crawlspace podcast as a starting point. Continue reading →

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What comes after Superior Spider-Man?

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Whenever a major comic book character is killed off, it is not uncommon for there to be several escape doors. In some cases, the writer leaves those for their successors. In other cases, the writer plans to use it himself. … Continue reading →

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Compromises and the commitment to change

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Thomas Mets

After One More Day, some fans suggested possible compromises for Marvel as ways the status quo could have been changed without a retcon. One suggestion to get rid of the marriage while preserving the commitment to change was that Mary … Continue reading →

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Other Marvel Families

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Thomas Mets

None of the considerations about what DC does would answer why someone would think it’s okay for other Marvel heroes to marry and have children, but not Marvel’s biggest character. As Spider-Man is the company’s flagship character, and so important … Continue reading →

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Dan Slott’s favorite issue of John Byrne’s Fantastic Four

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Thomas Mets

This entry will include spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #698. It marks the second time that Dan Slott has used the structure of a legendary issue of John Byrne’s Fantastic Four as the basis of the latest chapter of his Amazing Spider-Man run. … Continue reading →

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Time Travel in One More Day

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Thomas Mets

There have been some arguments regarding the rules of time travel within the Marvel Universe, and whether One More Day violated those principles. In some stories it had been suggested that any instance of time travel creates a parallel universe. But … Continue reading →

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Marvel VS DC Part 4: Superhero Families and Teams

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Continuing my analysis of the differences between Marvel and DC… When DC has a popular protagonist, they tend to give the character allies with similar abilities. So Batman has Robin, Red Robin, Nightwing, Red Hood, Huntress, Batgirl, Batwoman and Batwing as … Continue reading →

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